Board approves routine minutes, payroll and several administrative actions; adopts budget timeline

The Addison School District 4 Board of Education on Feb. 28 approved a slate of routine administrative items including minutes, payroll and accounts payable and moved forward on personnel and budget planning.

Board members voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the Jan. 31 regular session and the Feb. 22 closed session after a motion by Serge and a second by Jeremiah. The board then approved the accounts payable for February totaling $1,276,494.83 across funds (Education fund $1,023,121.66; Operations & Maintenance $102,887.73; Transportation $123,227.29; Capital Projects $16,861.26; Student Activity $10,396.89). A separate motion to approve payroll for January 2024 passed; the board recorded a total payroll of $3,859,394.40 (Education $3,705,887.54; Building $54,919.33; Transportation $8,194.43; IMRF/Social Security $90,393.10).

In personnel business, the board approved the personnel report that listed licensed-staff resignations and new ESP (educational support personnel) hires and leaves of absence. The board discussed and then approved moving forward with the recommended candidates; the district introduced the finalist for the director of technology. Following brief remarks about the hiring process and references, the personnel motion passed on roll call.

The board also approved formation of a concussion oversight team as required by the Youth Sports Concussion Safety Act, adopting the recommended membership—assistant superintendent for administrative services, a district nurse, middle- and elementary-school principals and the middle-school athletic director—to maintain return-to-play and return-to-learn protocols.

Administratively, the board authorized the assistant superintendent for business to begin the tentative budget process for fiscal year 2025 and approved a small calendar adjustment to submit the final budget earlier in August. The motion designating the assistant superintendent for business as preparer of the tentative budget passed unanimously.

All motions were approved by roll call; recorded yes votes across the various items included board members listed in the meeting record (Pollock; Castillo; Fran Shakas/Franj Jacques variations in the transcript; Lang; Ruffalo; Trintopoulos/Triantopoulos variations; Williams; and others). The meeting closed after brief discussion of future meeting dates and community events.